Saturday, 31 December 2016

60019 at East Grimstead with an engineers' train, Thursday 18th April 2002. Now refurbished and running in pool WCAT (DBS Class 60 Standard Fuel Range).

56119 descends from Shap at Greenholme at 12;51 on 19th April 2002, with another engineers' train This locomotive, completed at Crewe in May 1983 was withdrawn in March 2004 from Knottingley , needing a 'B' exam with an engine at 11804 hours. Stored at Healey Mills, then cut up at EMR Attercliffe in January 2011.

"FL Intermodal trains are running with more weight on them than a few years ago, i know as i drive them, the 70 problems are not enough fitters at Midland road that are passed on them, shortage of spares, shortage of wheel sets as there are a few on thin wheels, also a 70 has more down time for exams as it takes longer than a 66 and the gen ive been told is when the lease is up on them in 2018 for the early ones that they wont be renewed as FL have fell out of favour with them, and 90001-015 will be up for grabs by then to replace them ......."

Two Class 37s which have recently been sent to Booth's in Rotherham for disposal.

37194 British International Freight Association at Eastleigh, 2nd February 1997.

37194 at Shawford, 9th November 2014. I believe that this may have been its last visit to the South.

37194 was new from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn as D6894 on 16th March 1964, and was allocated to 87E Landore. Air brakes were fitted in September 1969, and renumbering took place in 1973. Stored unserviceable in January 1999 and moved to Barrow Hill in August 2000. In October 2002 it joined the Harry Needle leasing fleet, and was sold to DRS in February 2005. Stored in January 2015, then progressively stripped at RVEL Derby. The remains were delivered to Booth's on 20th December 2016.

37682 at Romsey, 16th October 2012. Last seen in the Eastleigh area in November 2012.

37682 at Crewe, 19th July 2014.

37682 was completed at EE Vulcan Foundry in April 1964 as D6936 and allocated to Landore. Later renumbered to 37236. Rebuilt and renumbered to 37682 in March 1987 at Crewe. Last worked for EWS in 2004, then sold to HNRC in November 2007. Returned to traffic with DRS from January 2009. Stored by DRS at the end of October 2014, stripped at RVEL in 2015, then delivered to Booth's on 27th October 2016, where it was cut up by 4th November..